HEX atlas value

#BE9C04

#BE9C04 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 156, 4, HSL 49, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.3473, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#BE9C04 Sample readable text

HEX #BE9C04

RGB rgb(190, 156, 4)

HSL hsl(49 96% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 98, 25)

Luminance 0.3473

Contrast Black 7.95:1White 2.64:1

CSS

--color-be9c04: #BE9C04;
.background-be9c04 { background-color: #BE9C04; }
.text-be9c04 { color: #BE9C04; }

Luminance0.3473

Black text7.95:1AA Pass

White text2.64:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BE9C04","rgb":[190,156,4],"hsl":[49,96,38],"cmyk":[0,18,98,25],"luminance":0.3473,"contrast":{"black":7.95,"white":2.64}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBD323","hex":"#FBD323","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.44,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0426BE","hex":"#0426BE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.03,"contrastWhite":10.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/be9c04.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0426BE","analogous":["#BE3F04","#83BE04"],"triadic":["#04BE9C","#9C04BE"],"tetradic":["#04BE3F","#0426BE","#BE0483"],"splitComplementary":["#0483BE","#3F04BE"],"monochromatic":["#FBD323","#BE9C04","#645202"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBD323","dark":"#645202","saturated":"#C29E00","desaturated":"#A98E19","pastel":"#EDD154","neon":"#EBC000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":39.02563260217571},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":40.607881008493905},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":43.64630568559039},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":49.64876634922564}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BE9C04

#BE9C04 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #BE9C04 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 190, 156, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg with 96% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.3473, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.95:1AA Pass

White text2.64:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BE9C04 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBD323#000000 text · best 14.44:1#FBD323

#0426BE#FFFFFF text · best 10.37:1#0426BE

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#BE9C04#BE9C04

#0426BE#0426BE

#BE3F04#BE3F04

#83BE04#83BE04

#FBD323#FBD323

#645202#645202

Color Harmonies

#0426BE#0426BE

#BE3F04#BE3F04

#83BE04#83BE04

#04BE9C#04BE9C

#9C04BE#9C04BE

Variants

#FBD323#FBD323

#645202#645202

#C29E00#C29E00

#A98E19#A98E19

#EDD154#EDD154

#EBC000#EBC000

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Ochre#CC7722

#BE9C04

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BE9C04

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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